Main Ref. | DeFelice, R.C., S.L. Coles, D. Muir and L.G. Eldredge, 1998 |
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Remarks | Found among rocks and rubble (Ref. 105268). Inshore detritus and deposit feeder (Ref. 98471). Associated with the commensal portunid crab Lissocarcinus orbicularis and parasitic eulimid snail M. nitidula (Ref. 105266). Associated with coral communities. Dwells on sediments between coral heads (Ref. 129602). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | IUCN, 2014 |
Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | IUCN, 2014 |
Ref. | Ayotte, P., 2005 |
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Associations | parasitism; symbiosis; commensalism; |
Associated with | Holothuria leucospilota; Holothuria edulis (Ref. 129602). M. nitidula; Lissocarcinus orbicularis. |
Association remarks | Commensal portunid crab Lissocarcinus orbicularis and parasitic eulimid snail M. nitidula (Ref. 105266). |
Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | IUCN, 2014 |
Feeding habit | browsing on substrate |
Feeding habit Ref. | IUCN, 2014 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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